Rectifier - Half Wave ·Rectifier
Directly heated high-current mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage supplies. Its heavy filament and low mercury-arc voltage provide ampere-class output.
High-current mercury-vapor half-wave rectifier for high-voltage power supplies.
Jumbo 4-contact
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Promoted values are taken from printed General Characteristics / Maximum Ratings. Additional published conditions and operating data are preserved in parameters.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
HeaterVoltageNominal
5 V
Nominal
HeaterCurrentNominal
10 A
Nominal
Maximum Peak Inverse Voltage
7500 V
Rectified Output Current
1.25 A
PeakForwardCurrent
5 A
Forward Voltage Drop
15 V
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Filament Voltage
5 V
Nominal published value
Filament Current
10 A
Nominal published value
Inverse Peak Voltage
10000 V
Half-wave mercury-vapor rectifier
Peak Current
2.5 A
Half-wave mercury-vapor rectifier
Approximate Voltage Drop
15 V
Per tube
Data set 03
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Filament voltage
5 V
Nominal general rating
Filament current
10 A
Nominal general rating
Data set 04
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Supply frequency
50 Hz
ChokeInputFilter
Minimum cathode heating time
1 min
Data set 05
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Filament Voltage
5 V
Filament Current
7.5 A
Approximate Tube Voltage Drop
10 V
Recommended Condensed Mercury Temperature
40 C
±5 C
Initial Mercury Redistribution Heating Time
10 min
No plate voltage
Normal Filament Warm-up Before Plate Voltage
30 s
Approximate
Maximum Peak Inverse Anode Voltage
10000 V
At condensed-mercury temperature 20-60 C
Maximum Peak Anode Current
5 A
Maximum Average Anode Current
1.25 A
Maximum Supply Frequency
150 Hz
At 10 kV PIV
Condensed Mercury Temperature Range
20-60 C
Preferred Filter Type
Choke input
Greatest usable DC output current
Condenser-Input Filter Note
Peak current relatively high; capacitor voltage may approach 1.4× transformer RMS voltage
Data set 06
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Condensed Mercury Temperature Range
20 to 60 C
Supply Frequency Maximum
150 Hz
Data set 07
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Heating Time
30 s
Typical
MaximumInstantaneousAnodeCurrent
5 A
Maximum Surge Anode Current
50 A